Decentralized Process Modeling and Instance Tracking Secured By a Blockchain
Faculty/Professorship: | Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik, insbes. Systementwicklung und Datenbankanwendung |
Author(s): | Härer, Felix |
Title of the compilation: | Proceedings of the 26th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) |
Corporate Body: | ECIS, 26th European Conference on Information Systems, 2018, Portsmouth UK |
Publisher Information: | AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) |
Year of publication: | 2018 |
Pages: | 17 ; Online-Ressource |
Language(s): | English |
URL: | https://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2018_rp/55/ |
Abstract: | For supporting the conceptualization and the management of enterprise models in a decentralized manner, this paper introduces an approach based on model versioning and blockchain technologies. The main contribution is twofold, consisting of a., the creation of models for inter-organizational business processes in a decentralized environment, and b., means for tracking process instances using meta-data at run time. Models for business processes, workflows, and instance states are collaboratively created as part of a decentralized architecture. Based on this approach, a hierarchical versioning and modeling approach is employed in order to create and manage public and private models in a transactional fashion. For forming relationships among decentralized participants, semi-formal models linked to a blockchain are suggested. The approach is evaluated with a supply chain use case and demonstrated in an implemented modeling tool. |
Keywords: | Collaborative Modeling, Decentralization, Model Management, Blockchain, Model Versioning |
Peer Reviewed: | Ja |
International Distribution: | Ja |
Type: | Conferenceobject |
URI: | https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/44162 |
Year of publication: | 10. January 2019 |

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